Current Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly set to leave the company after their acquisition by Microsoft is complete. Until the deal is completed, though, Kotick will remain in position despite the best efforts of the developer protests that called for his removal following allegations of misconduct and harassment at the company. What happens
Embark on an adventure in Labyrinth Legend, available now on Nintendo Switch. Check out the trailer for a look at some of the enemies you’ll encounter, a peek at the story and more. In Labyrinth Legend, choose between three unique classes and take on randomly-generated labyrinths. The game also features a local co-op mode. #GameTrailers
Earlier today, Microsoft announced their agreement for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The deal will see Microsoft buy out Activision’s shares for $95 apiece, a transaction valued at a total of $68.7 billion that includes Activision’s net cash. Despite this, the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard still means that Microsoft will only be the
In response to several player questions, a Battlefield 2042 developer admits that DICE has been “taking too long” to release fixes for some of the game’s main issues. The developer also reveals that an update for XP progression in the game’s Portal mode will likely release sometime later next week. DICE originally disabled XP in custom
The Crew 2’s Season 4 Episode 2: The Contractor launches on January 19, 2022, for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Stadia, and PC. Check out the trailer for a look at what to expect with this update which brings new transportation services, a new Motorpass, and more. The latest update for
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
Now that Microsoft has announced their agreement to acquire Activision Blizzard, it seems like the deal will make sure PlayStation exclusive content in their games ends after Call of Duty: Vanguard. Activision games will continue to be released on PlayStation consoles in the future, but some content will be kept back for Xbox gamers instead.
Every month, the NPD Group releases sales data on the video gaming industry in the United States. The data includes software and hardware. In January, however, there is also a yearly sales report that provides details on how the gaming industry did in the previous year. And some interesting things can be confirmed from it.
The NPD has released its December report and it finds Switch and Call of Duty: Vanguard topping the hardware and software charts, respectively. December 2021’s report finds total industry spending on hardware, content, and accessories down 1% year-over-year (yoy) to $7.5 billion. Hardware sales saw a 3% decline when compared to December 2020 to $1.3
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It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. The ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against the company is over reported toxic workplace culture. The bulk of the suit focuses on “violations of
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’t fit in anywhere else. Some may call it “filler”; we prefer “a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag”. We don’t have pages on the internet, but we
The latest US video gaming charts have been published by the NPD Group which track video games sales in the United States. The best-selling system was the Nintendo Switch family of systems followed by the Xbox Series X|S consoles and Sony’s PlayStation 5 at No.3. On the software side of things, there were three first
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Sonic Lost World was a rather interesting entry in the series, and pretty decent in this scribe’s humble opinion. It was exclusive to Wii U (with a 3DS version also released) until a little heralded PC port arrived, and of course that opened up the potential for mods;
The PC version of Ys IX: Monstrum Nox now supports cooperative multiplayer, a tidy little post-launch bonus for Nihon Falcom’s action-RPG. Nadia Oxford told us last year that for fans of the genre, “the Ys series is a must-play, and Ys IX is as good a place to start as any.” Co-op makes it an
Xbox Head Phil Spencer has commented on recent rumors of the Sony alternative to Microsoft’s Game Pass, stating that he thinks it’s “the right move” for the company. Spencer also adds that he believes subscription services like Game Pass are an inevitability and that companies should release games on all platforms and services — including
Exclusives sell consoles, and after Microsoft’s rapid-fire studio acquisitions over the last few years, Sony might be on the defensive for the first time in almost a decade. The bolstering of Xbox Game Studios hasn’t yet borne fruit. Still, soon, we’ll likely see Microsoft’s platforms putting up a flurry of appealing, exclusive content. So it
Check out the announcement trailer for Phobies, a turn-based strategy game that’s headed to mobile and PC in early 2022. In Phobies, collect over 120 monster cards, and build a deck of fearsome Phobies, each with its own unique powers, to use in battle. #IGN #Gaming
It’s unclear at the moment what role Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will play once the deal with Microsoft goes through. Speaking with The New York Times, Kotick declined to say whether or not he would remain CEO of Activision once the deal is closed, but told the paper he would remain “available as needed
The Pokémon Company enjoyed another cracking year in 2021 with plenty of new releases and success stories to write home about, including this latest little fact regarding physical sales. The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella has revealed that in 2021, dollar sales of Pokémon franchise physical software in the US reached the highest annual total since
Studio MDHR, the developers behind the excellent 2D platformer Cuphead, has announced today that the animated show based on the video game, The Cuphead Show, will be airing on 18th February exclusively on streaming service, Netflix. To celebrate the announcement of a release date, Studio MDHR have shared the debut trailer which uses the same
It is important to keep in mind what is going on within Activision Blizzard at this time regarding ongoing allegations about the work culture. The ongoing lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) against the company is over reported toxic workplace culture. The bulk of the suit focuses on “violations of
It seems Microsoft still plans to support Activision games on other platforms, according to comments made to Bloomberg. Regarding possible Xbox exclusivity for franchises such as Call of Duty, Xbox boss, and now CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer told Bloomberg that Microsoft doesn’t “intend” to fracture the community. “I’ll just say to players out
[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The Artful Escape is a title that won plenty of critical acclaim last year when it arrived on PC and Xbox, and the very pleasing news is that it arrives on Switch next week – on 25th January. As you can see in the trailer it’s a hugely
Cuphead and his trusty drink-holding brother will hit Netflix next month. This news was announced today with the first official trailer for the series, which is called The Cuphead Show. This new trailer comes seven months after our first sneak peek at the show and as that peek indicated, The Cuphead Show will be about the titular
Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion in cash (Image: Microsoft) Microsoft caused a stir last year when it confirmed that its intended purchase of Zenimax had gone through, known better as the Bethesda deal. For over $7 billion Microsoft picked up Bethesda and a range of talented studios, with lots of discussion at
The Kingdom Hearts series is headed to Nintendo Switch on February 10, 2022, featuring Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 ReMIX cloud version, Kingdom Hearts II.8 Final Chapter Prologue cloud version, and Kingdom Hearts III + Re Mind cloud version. Watch the latest Kingdom Hearts Series trailer for a look at the Nintendo Switch Cloud
This announcement is dedicated to everyone who loves games, loves reading about games, or those people who click on links about games – this one’s for you. We’ve got more coming to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass soon; some are even available today! Whether you’re looking to squad up with your friends to
Image: Nintendo Nintendo Switch was the best-selling games console of 2021 in the US, it’s been confirmed. The news comes from The NPD Group’s Mat Piscatella, who has shared a thread of US sales stats covering the month of December. Piscatella notes that while the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 were “effectively tied” on dollar
The everchanging world of Fortnite received a significant update today. As the weather heats up and spring approaches, frozen sections of the game’s map are thawing. One such area has melted to reveal the return of Titled Towers, a popular location filled with towers that was a part of Fortnite’s first battle royale map. The
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